In this podcast episode, hosts Rico Lazo and Patrick Bastien interview Seba Pereyro, founder of Empirical LLC, about his journey from software engineer to entrepreneur. Seba discusses his background coming from Argentina to the U.S., and how he started his company Empirical which provides top Latin American talent to tech firms through nearshoring.  Seba explains the concepts of nearshoring and staff augmentation, and shares the unique aspects of his company's offerings. The hosts and Seba also have an insightful discussion around the challenges of starting your own business, the role of luck vs hard work in success, and the importance of investing in your own development and growth. This episode provides an interesting perspective on software engineering and entrepreneurship. Connect with Seba via his company’s website: www.goempirical.com or via email at [email protected] or via his LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spereyro/  In the “What’s on Your Mind” segment, hosts, Rico and Pat, delve into the importance of investing in yourself as a way to grow your skills, abilities and confidence and the challenges of confronting the possibility of COVID not being completely eradicated. As always, we hope you enjoy the show and please check out our previous podcast episodes as well as the variety of courses our teachers have created for you at https://www.learneezee.com/.   #Nearshoring #StaffAugmentation #Inspiration #Entrepreneurship #SoftwareEngineering  TIME CHAPTERS